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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 July 2012

Tuesday, 3 July 2012

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Sean Fleming

Question:

699 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of all allowances and the payment rates of those allowances paid to staff in his Department that are subject to income tax and the list of allowances and the payment rates paid to staff that are not subject to income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31971/12]

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The list of allowances and rates payable to staff in my Department are as set out in the following table. These are classified as allowances in the nature of pay and are subject to income tax and other deductions. Certain allowances cannot be paid in combination with other allowances, for example an on-call allowance is not payable to staff in receipt of shift allowance, etc.

Table 1

Allowance

Rate at Modified PRSI

Rate at Personal Pension Contribution

Private Secretary to Minister and Minister of State

€19,653 per annum

€20,685 per annum

Private Secretary to Secretary General

€10,406 per annum

€10,951 per annum

Service Officer Supervisory Allowance

€51.84 per week and €61.07 p.w. after 13 years’ service.

€54.58 per week and €64.26 p.w. after 13 years’ service.

Service Officers Key holder Allowance

€33.91 per week

€35.67 per week

Service Officers Driver’s Allowance

€49.58 per week

€52.21 per week

Service Officers Franking Allowance

€32.60 per week

€34.29 per week

Service Officers Duplicating Room Allowance

€54.36 per week

€63.37 per week

Irish Coast Guard (IRCG) Shift Allowance

13%, 16.667% or 27% of salary — percentage award is grade specific.

IRCG Radio Officer Grade II Allowance

€5,170 per annum

€5,284 per annum

IRCG Radio Officer Grade III Allowance

€3,449 per annum, €4,595 after 12 years’ service.

€3,629 per annum, €4,834 after 12 years’ service.

IRCG Station Officer Allowance

€2,873 per annum

€3,040 per annum

IRCG On Call Allowance

€6,021 per annum

Marine Survey Office Surveyor Officer in Charge

€5,455 per annum

€5,741 per annum

Superintendent Marine Mercantile Office

€2,819.60 per annum

Aeronautical Officer Allowance

€6,744 per annum

Railway Safety Commission On Call Allowance

€4,074 per annum

Higher Duty Allowance — payable to staff formally assigned to a higher grade on an acting or temporary basis.

Rate calculated as the difference between current salary and rate payable at higher grade.

Delegates Allowance — payable in respect of travel abroad (other than to the U.K.) where the officer is a member of a delegation representing the State at a meeting.

Rates payable are prescribed in Dept Public Expenditure and Reform Circulars 4/1979 and 1/1981 — attendance at meetings abroad.

Allowance Personal to Holder (APTH)

Allowance payable to staff employed in Revenue in relation to grade restructuring retained upon transfer to other Departments.

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